Lab tests CPT 87040 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Blood culture cost in Holland, MI — inpatient

In Holland, MI, 1 hospital lists a cash price for blood culture for bacteria as an inpatient: from $39.10 to $39.10, with a median of $39.10. Across Michigan, the median is $62.00 at 61 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 87040, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.

Lowest$39.10Beacon Allegan
Median$39.10half pay less
Highest$39.10in this market
Difference1.0×highest vs lowest

Where each hospital's price falls

Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Holland, MI.

median
Lowest $39.10Highest $39.10

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Beacon Allegan lowest Allegan, MI · (269) 686-4101 BLOOD CULTURE #2 $39.10 $79.80 $4.13–$12.74 51% —
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Beacon Allegan lowest Allegan, MI · (269) 686-4101 BLOOD CULTURE #3 $39.10 $79.80 $4.13–$12.74 51% —
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Beacon Allegan lowest Allegan, MI · (269) 686-4101 BLOOD CULTURE #1 $39.10 $79.80 $4.13–$12.74 51% —
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Beacon Allegan lowest Allegan, MI · (269) 686-4101 BLOOD CULTURE #3 $39.10 $79.80 $4.13–$12.74 51% —
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Beacon Allegan lowest Allegan, MI · (269) 686-4101 BLOOD CULTURE #1 $39.10 $79.80 $4.13–$12.74 51% —
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Inpatient: lowest $39.10, median $39.10, highest $39.10.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $53.45 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

Cash or insurance?

At the one hospital here that publishes insurer rates for this code, the cash price is not below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated. If you have insurance but have not met your deductible, you usually pay your plan's negotiated rate, which falls somewhere in the "Insurers pay" column. Paying cash can cost less, but a cash payment usually does not count toward your deductible. Ask the hospital for both numbers before you book.

What it is

A blood culture checks for bacteria or yeast in the blood. It is ordered for fever with signs of a serious infection, such as sepsis.

What the price covers

The price is usually for one culture set. The blood draw (36415) is often billed as a separate line.